3.5 GHz band is becoming increasingly popular with operators in Asia, the U.S. and other parts of the world, as it provides 400 MHz of unused LTE spectrum.

In addition, subscribers will benefit from the better network performance achieved by traffic load balancing between different frequencies.

Data transmission rates of 220 Mbps enable users to download a 5-minute video clip in only about 2 seconds.

Huang Yuhong, Vice President of China Mobile Research Institute, said: "The mobile 4G market is developing very fast in China. On the one hand, millions of users are able to enjoy the convenience brought to them by mobile broadband; on the other hand, we feel the necessity to increase spectrum resources to meet the needs of fast growing data traffic. The 3.5 GHz band is another important spectrum resource for 4G networks, which will be used in TD-LTE. This demo not only proves the commercial feasibility of the 3.5 GHz TD-LTE band, but also shows 3.5 GHz can be aggregated with current bands, enhancing 4G networks with more capacity."

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